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, Essentials of Biology 6th Edition Mader Test Bank cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
Student name: cn
TRUE/FALSE - cn
Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement i
cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
s false.
cn
1) Managing emerging diseases such as SARS is just one cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
of the many challenges facing science today.
cn cn cn cn cn cn
⊚ true ⊚ false
2) The development of new technologies is based on
cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
science.
⊚ true ⊚ false
CHECK ALL THE APPLY. Choose all options that best
cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn is/are true? Select all that a
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completes the statement or answers the question.
cn cn cn cn cn cn pply.
3) Which of the following statement(s) regarding genes cn cn cn cn cn cn
E) All organisms cn c
A) Genes are made up of DNA. cn cn cn cn cn such as roses, elephants a
n cn cn cn cn
B) All cells in a multicellular organism contain the cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn nd mushrooms have the s
cn cn cn cn
same set of genes.
cn cn cn ame set of genes.
cn cn cn
C) Humans receive their DNA/genes from either cn cn cn cn cn cn
their mother or their father but not both.
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D) Variations in genes are the result of mutations. cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
MULTIPLE CHOICE - cn cn organ system because it is c
cn cn cn cn cn
Choose the one alternative that best completes the state
cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn omposed of different cn cn
ment or answers the question.
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4) The circulatory system of a whale is considered an
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C) organs.
D) molecules.
A) cells. E) hearts.
B) tissues.
5) Which of the cn cn
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,following correctly lists the levels of biological organization
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from simplest to most complex?
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E) organ systems, cn c
A) cells, organs, tissues, organ systems, organism
cn cn cn cn cn tissues, cells, organism, or
n cn cn cn
B) organs, organ system, organism, cells, tissues
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C) tissues, organs, organ systems, organism, cells
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D) cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism
cn cn cn cn cn
6) The smallest, most basic unit of life is a(n)
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C) cell.
A) tissue. D) species.
B) organ. E) organism.
7) Which of the following processes transforms solar
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energy into chemical energy?
cn cn cn
C) respiration
A) metabolism D) photosynthesis
B) homeostasis E) reproduction
8) As autumn approaches, white-
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tailed deer begin to accumulate a layer of body fat. This is a
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n example of which characteristic of life?
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D) energy
A) maintaining homeostasis cn cn regulation
B) metabolism E) organization
C) response to the environment cn cn cn
9) Salmon live in both cn cn cn cn
fresh water and salt water
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during their lives. They are
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born in in fresh water but
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, migrate out to marine waters for most of their life. Eventually, t
cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn balance by negative
cn cn cn
hey return to the place they were born in fresh water to spawn.
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Changing between fresh water and salt water affects the balan
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ce of water in their body. Salmon have an internalcontrol syste
cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn aracteristic of life? cn cn
m called osmoregulationthatrestores the
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D) energy
A) adaptation cn transformation
B) reproduction and development cn cn E) maintaining
C) response to the environment cn cn cn cn homeostasis
10) Which of the following pairs of words is matched cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
correctly?
D) gene - atom cn cn
A) brain - organ cn cn E) heart - organ cn cn
B) neuron - tissue cn cn system
C) osteocyte - organelle cn cn
11) Many insects cannot see the color red, and as a result cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
many insect- cn
pollinated flowers are colors other than red (e.g., purple and y
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ellow). Flower color would be considered a(n)
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D) example of cn c
n energy flow. cn
A) method for maintaining homeostasis. cn cn cn E) example of cn c
B) way to maintain metabolism. cn cn cn n nutrient cycling. cn
C) adaptation.
12) Simon is an avid gardener who spends a lot of time ca cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn has become less effective. T
cn cn cn cn
ring for the plants in his garden. To minimize damage from pe
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cn cn cn cn cn
sts from his garden, Simon uses a pesticide spray. After a few
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years of using the same pesticide spray, he notices that it
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D) the plants cn
A) evolution by natural selection. cn cn cn
B) using the spray incorrectly. cn cn cn
C) the plants in the garden evolving. cn cn cn cn cn
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, Essentials of Biology 6th Edition Mader Test Bank cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
Student name: cn
TRUE/FALSE - cn
Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement i
cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
s false.
cn
1) Managing emerging diseases such as SARS is just one cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
of the many challenges facing science today.
cn cn cn cn cn cn
⊚ true ⊚ false
2) The development of new technologies is based on
cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
science.
⊚ true ⊚ false
CHECK ALL THE APPLY. Choose all options that best
cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn is/are true? Select all that a
cn cn cn cn cn
completes the statement or answers the question.
cn cn cn cn cn cn pply.
3) Which of the following statement(s) regarding genes cn cn cn cn cn cn
E) All organisms cn c
A) Genes are made up of DNA. cn cn cn cn cn such as roses, elephants a
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B) All cells in a multicellular organism contain the cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn nd mushrooms have the s
cn cn cn cn
same set of genes.
cn cn cn ame set of genes.
cn cn cn
C) Humans receive their DNA/genes from either cn cn cn cn cn cn
their mother or their father but not both.
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D) Variations in genes are the result of mutations. cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
MULTIPLE CHOICE - cn cn organ system because it is c
cn cn cn cn cn
Choose the one alternative that best completes the state
cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn omposed of different cn cn
ment or answers the question.
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4) The circulatory system of a whale is considered an
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C) organs.
D) molecules.
A) cells. E) hearts.
B) tissues.
5) Which of the cn cn
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,following correctly lists the levels of biological organization
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from simplest to most complex?
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E) organ systems, cn c
A) cells, organs, tissues, organ systems, organism
cn cn cn cn cn tissues, cells, organism, or
n cn cn cn
B) organs, organ system, organism, cells, tissues
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C) tissues, organs, organ systems, organism, cells
cn cn cn cn cn
D) cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism
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6) The smallest, most basic unit of life is a(n)
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C) cell.
A) tissue. D) species.
B) organ. E) organism.
7) Which of the following processes transforms solar
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energy into chemical energy?
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C) respiration
A) metabolism D) photosynthesis
B) homeostasis E) reproduction
8) As autumn approaches, white-
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tailed deer begin to accumulate a layer of body fat. This is a
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n example of which characteristic of life?
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D) energy
A) maintaining homeostasis cn cn regulation
B) metabolism E) organization
C) response to the environment cn cn cn
9) Salmon live in both cn cn cn cn
fresh water and salt water
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during their lives. They are
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born in in fresh water but
cn cn cn cn cn
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, migrate out to marine waters for most of their life. Eventually, t
cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn balance by negative
cn cn cn
hey return to the place they were born in fresh water to spawn.
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Changing between fresh water and salt water affects the balan
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ce of water in their body. Salmon have an internalcontrol syste
cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn aracteristic of life? cn cn
m called osmoregulationthatrestores the
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D) energy
A) adaptation cn transformation
B) reproduction and development cn cn E) maintaining
C) response to the environment cn cn cn cn homeostasis
10) Which of the following pairs of words is matched cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
correctly?
D) gene - atom cn cn
A) brain - organ cn cn E) heart - organ cn cn
B) neuron - tissue cn cn system
C) osteocyte - organelle cn cn
11) Many insects cannot see the color red, and as a result cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
many insect- cn
pollinated flowers are colors other than red (e.g., purple and y
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ellow). Flower color would be considered a(n)
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D) example of cn c
n energy flow. cn
A) method for maintaining homeostasis. cn cn cn E) example of cn c
B) way to maintain metabolism. cn cn cn n nutrient cycling. cn
C) adaptation.
12) Simon is an avid gardener who spends a lot of time ca cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn has become less effective. T
cn cn cn cn
ring for the plants in his garden. To minimize damage from pe
cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn his is most likely due to
cn cn cn cn cn
sts from his garden, Simon uses a pesticide spray. After a few
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years of using the same pesticide spray, he notices that it
cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
D) the plants cn
A) evolution by natural selection. cn cn cn
B) using the spray incorrectly. cn cn cn
C) the plants in the garden evolving. cn cn cn cn cn
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